CCI-005008

Use organization-defined techniques to dispose of, destroy, or erase information following the retention period.

Implementation Guidance

Determine if: - [SI-12(03)_ODP[01]; techniques used to dispose of information following the retention period are defined] are used to dispose of information following the retention period. - [SI-12(03)_ODP[02]; techniques used to destroy information following the retention period are defined] are used to destroy information following the retention period. - [SI-12(03)_ODP[03]; techniques used to erase information following the retention period are defined] are used to erase information following the retention period.

Validation Procedures

Examine: [SELECT FROM: System and information integrity policy; system and information integrity procedures; personally identifiable information processing policy; personally identifiable information processing procedures; records retention and disposition policy; records retention and disposition procedures; laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and operational requirements applicable to information disposal; media protection policy; media protection procedures; system audit records; audit findings; information disposal records; system security plan; privacy plan; privacy impact assessment; privacy risk assessment documentation; other relevant documents or records]. Interview: [SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with information and records management, retention, and disposition responsibilities; organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities; network administrators]. Test: [SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for information disposition; automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing information disposition].

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-005008.